One type of soft target that has received too little attention is the retail mall. With all the other soft targets that exist, why should citizens be concerned about attacks against shopping malls? One reason is that the nature of malls makes them very vulnerable: there are multiple entrances and exits, and they are open […]
A school police officer shot a student who was threatening his classmates with a knife at a Nevada high school Wednesday. The 14-year-old student is in critical condition at a Reno hospital and the officer involved in the incident has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard. See Fully Story: http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/article/nev._school_police_officer_shoots_teen_with_knife_on_campus
Regardless of whether this was an attack at a college, school or workplace the following are lessons that can and should be learned: 1. Individuals in a lockdown state at Ohio State, in the building of the attack (and others) were calling news outlets to describe the current situation. The news outlets (major and local) […]
As with most school safety and security issues there exists a timeline to where an event creates immediate medium to medium-high risk concerns, but after a 10-14 day timespan the risk level becomes medium to medium low. The incidents created in schools as a result of the election will be no different. However, until we […]
The threats, some involving clowns, were part of a flurry of anonymous threats posted this weekend and Monday against a number of schools in Prince George’s County and across the wider D.C. area. that prompted police to deploy additional officers. Prince George’s County police arrested one of the teens Monday, accusing him of setting up […]
Clown Scare “Crisis”: If you ever doubted the power of social media to perpetuate a culture of fear look no further than the Clown Scare “Crisis” taking place in our cities and schools. The only reason I list this type of incident as a crisis is the fact that these events have consumed multiple hours […]
Shopping Malls: Are They Prepared to Prevent and Respond to Attack? The shootings in an Omaha shopping mall in December 2007 brought home, once again, what security experts have known for decades: retail malls are “soft targets.” Based on surveys of private mall security directors and State homeland security officials, researchers reported in 2006 that […]
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NewDawn offers Security Consulting Services to Retail Shopping Centers & Malls. Please Contact Us for additional information on our services or call us at 1-888-342-1997. NewDawn is an operational security consultancy firm providing institutions, organizations and businesses the highest form of scientific based measuring systems to determine their current levels of security and safety operations. […]
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